Chilton Candover

Nearest town: New Alresford

Site type: planted avenue

Access: Private

Church name: No Data

Diocese: No Data

County: Hampshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU59194004

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: No data

Recorded by: Peter Norton/Hugo Egleston

Protection & responsibility: Part in Conservation Area - Basingstoke and Deane

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: An 1890 reference in Lowe's Yew-Trees of Great Britain and Ireland describes 'an avenue 1/2 mile long, varying from 8 to 16ft in girth'. Its precise planting date is unknown, 1670 has been suggested, though such avenues are known to have been planted as early as the beginning of the 17th century.

Site files:

Chilton-Candover-2014-PNHE.pdf